I have never been to Nantucket island, but I live in the area and I was really interested to learn more about the history through a historical fiction with a women's perspective. Each of the 3 POV characters has a unique perspective about life on the island, and together they provided a great multidimensional lens for the events around the great fire. I enjoyed their personal stories and seeing how their lives and the lives of other islanders intertwined. I think my biggest complaint is that sometimes the writing approached issues in an overly simplistic way, or over-exposited some situations, which would make the dialogue sound a little clunky in some scenes.